The creation of non-disease: An assault on the diagnosis of child abuse

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 903-905

  Slovis, Thomas L ^a   Strouse, Peter J ^b   Coley, Brian D ^c   Rigsby, Cynthia K ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

CHILD ABUSE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEUROIMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 84866733345     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2425-z     Document Type: Review

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